Saturday afternoon in Canberra.
Clear blue sky and not a speck of cloud - fitting for the squeaky clean capital city.

The curly haired fellow in a dark outfit on the left of the picture is British stand-up comedian Ross Noble.

A 10-portrait shot pano stitch using PTGui.

ISO100 | f/8 | 1/400sec | 36mm | eval.metering | daylight WB | raw | tripod

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20 minutes before closing time.

Do you know:
(1) Canberra is an anglicised Aboriginal word meaning meeting place.
(2) The 48 marble-clad columns in the foyer of Parliament House are meant to represent a forest of eucalypts.
(3) In 1978, the design of Parliament House was awarded to New York based architectural firm Mitchell Giurgola and Thorpe who beat 328 entries from 28 countries.

Main foyer, Parliament House, Canberra, Australia (Monday 5 Apr 2010 @ 4:39pm).

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The Senate building in Parliament House, Canberra follows the colour scheme of the House of Lords in London, decorated in red, this time muted to tints of ochre, suggesting the earth and the colours of the outback........Wikipedia

The Senate, Parliament House, Canberra, Australia (Monday 5 Apr 2010 @ 4:50pm).

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